How do you read 夕闇?

夕闇 is read ゆうやみ (yuuyami), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 夕闇?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 夕闇 in romaji?

夕闇 is written yuuyami in romaji, also spelled yuyami.

What kanji are in 夕闇?

夕 (Evening); 闇 (Get Dark, Gloom).

夕闇ゆうやみ

ゆうやみ · yuuyami (also spelled yuyami)

noun

Dusk, twilight

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Heiban

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How it’s used

Literary and poetic word for the dim light just after sunset; more evocative and written than the everyday 夕方.

夕方 is the neutral everyday term for late afternoon/evening; 夕闇 specifically means the dim, darkening light after sunset.

Example sentences

夕闇が街を包み始めた。

Dusk began to envelop the town.

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夕闇の中、家へ急いだ。

I hurried home in the twilight.

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Kanji in this word

夕Evening 音せき訓ゆう JLPT N4 · 3 strokes 闇Get Dark, Gloom, Disorder 音あん・おん訓やみ・くら.い 17 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

夕刊ゆうかんevening paper 夕立ゆうだち(sudden) evening shower (rain)夕方ゆうがたlate afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening 夕日ゆうひ(in) the evening sun, setting sun 夕飯ゆうはんdinner, supper, evening meal 夕暮れゆうぐれevening, (evening) twilight 闇やみdarkness, shady, illegal 無闇にむやみにunreasonably, absurdly, at random

Questions

What does 夕闇 mean?

Dusk, twilight.

How do you pronounce 夕闇?

ゆうやみ (yuuyami). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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